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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Handmade wedding gifts and published in Handmade!

Now that my life has settled back in to some kind of normality again, (is there such a thing?!!), I have vowed to become more active with my blog – and with my sewing!! And you know what?

I can’t wait!!!

I’ve got so much news to share, but plan to do so gradually over the next few days otherwise this post will be so long I fear you may fall asleep in your cup of tea or coffee!

First of all though, I would like to thank you so very much for the kind, thoughtful and loving words so many of you have left me after the last post I wrote about my wedding. I savoured each and every one of those messages and if I haven’t yet responded to you personally, forgive me, I still intend on doing so! :-)

In the world of all things “craft”, I’m very excited to be able to share that I have had one of my projects published in the current issue of Handmade magazine.

Just in time for Mothers Day…

If you live overseas and are unable to purchase Handmade, this design and pattern is available for sale in my etsy store, here. :-)

I have another project due for publication this month, in Australian Homespun magazine. I’m really looking forward to seeing that project in print as it is very close to my heart! Hmmm… any guesses as to what it might be?

On to other muses, and the memories of my wedding are still so vibrantly fresh in my mind that I’d like to show you something real special… a ring pillow designed and made especially for me by my dear & darling friend,Jenny.

Isn’t it absolutely gorgeous? The pillow itself is made from silk, the ribbon is vintage silk, and there are little pink Swarkovskicrystals in each corner. Sublime! :-)

Here is a special hand-painted trinket, gifted to me by the very thoughtful Anna, of Anna Rosa Designs

And a keepsake memory book made by two close friends, Narelle and Sarah (no blogs). When we went out for my hen night, each lady present wrote a little message for me in the pages of this consortina-style book… (and it coordinates with my wedding invitations!) The first pic shows the lid of the shallow cardboard box it was presented in.

I received a stunningly beautiful gift from my dear and talented friend Narelle… but I will share that with you one day very soon!

In the meantime… here is something for you…

I will be back soon! My first year blog-aversary fell on the same day as my Wedding! How special is that? I’m thinking-up a giveaway prize so stay tuned!! :-)

Stop Press!!! Two more things before I go!

First of all I’d like to say how very proud I am of my dear friend and fellow gum-tree-designer, Dawn, who has been raising money for the poor people of Baseco in the Phillipines, through the sales of her bag pattern pictured below.

If you would like to support this cause, please click here, or on the link on my sidebar. Not only is the tote bag beautiful, but it is so very reasonably-priced!

And secondly (geesh, do I ever stop talking?!!!) I’d just like to give you the heads-up that the gorgeous Fiona from Mothers Cupboard will be sharing her free delectable design with you tomorrow on Among the Gum Trees.

11 comments:

Congratulations, Vikki, being published in Handmade and soon in Homespun! How special is that.There is so much going on in your life.And one year of blogging. Gefeliciteerd!Some lovely gifts for you. Enjoy!

Oh you sweetie, I am so happy for you! I wish you every happiness in your lifetime together.And you're published, yippee! What a thrill! Of course you know I love the MOther's Love pattern - my mum has her pillow with it front and center in the living room and shows it off to anyone who comes by.

The pillow Jenny made is beyond gorgeous! And your gifts are so precious. Be blessed, dear one!

and that's just like you to be giving something back you gorgeous girl! the little glass of roses is delightful!! Your special gifts from special friends are all GORGEOUS too..Congratulations on having your sweet 'mother's love' published, there will be many more to come :)hugs Cheryl xxx

I have to be better at posting reviews of the books I read when I finish them. I got lazy and wasn't posting my reviews right away, which made me forget some things & make it seem like I read nonstop. That's not really the case. So I finished 7th Heaven on Sunday (4/25). I seem to finish books on Sundays. It's because Sunday is usually a lazy morning for us. We hang out in bed with the dogs for a couple hours & just enjoy the calm. That gives me a lot of uninterrupted reading time, which I have really come to enjoy. Ok, so onto my review of 7th Heaven... I really enjoyed this book! Probably as much as I loved the 4th book in the series - 4th of July. The stories in this one just kept me going. I was a little slow to start, but I think that's because I'm getting burned out on the Women's Murder Club series in general. I've been reading them back-to-back & I think it's time for me to read something else because I delve into the 8th book in the series. Back to 7th Heaven - The stories kept me interested. There were twists & turns I didn't see coming. Times where I was wondering how the stories would ever play out or come to a close. I am really, really wanting to start the next book... but I'm holding off for now! :)

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Hi, and welcome to SEW Useful Designs! My name is Vikki, and I live in Melbourne, Australia. I love to design pretty and useful patchwork projects, and sharing my passion with like-minded crafters! I hope you'll stay for a while and find something that inspires you... with warm wishes! Vikki xo